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K a r e n Pa g a n i
Man or Citizen
K a r e n Pa g a n i
Man
or
Citizen
Anger, Forgiveness, and Authenticity in Rousseau
The Pennsylvania State University Press
University Park, Pennsylvania
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pagani, Karen, 1980- author.
Man or citizen : anger, forgiveness, and authenticity
in Rousseau / Karen Pagani.
pages
cm
Summary: “Examines the role of anger and forgiveness
in the autobiographical, literary, and philosophical works
of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Argues that for Rousseau,
anger is an inevitable outcome of social intercourse,
and that forgiveness is central to his understanding of
subjectivity and hence of moral and political action”
—Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-271-06590-8 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712–1778—Criticism
and interpretation.
2. Anger—Philosophy.
3. Forgiveness—Philosophy.
I. Title.
B2137.P34 2015
194—dc23
2014044322
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Frontispiece:
detail of Sir Edward Burne-Jones,
The Tree of Forgiveness,
c. 1881/82, oil on canvas.
Located at the Lady Lever Art Gallery,
Port Sunlight, United Kingdom.
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